Tipping-machine.



2 SHEETS-SHEET EWHNDEH E6 Patented Aug. 17, 1915.

E. w. ANDEREGG.

TIPPING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED N0v.12, 1914.

E. W. ANDEREGG.

TIPPING MACHINE.

APPLICATION nun NOV. 12. 1914.

Patented Aug. 17, 1915.-

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a EDWARD W. -ANDERE GGQOF ALGOL/EA, WISCONSIN, AASSIGNOR TO THE ALGOIVIA FLY NET COMPANY, .OF' ALGOMA, WISCONSIN, ;A CORPORATION .OF WISGONSIN.

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' at Algomafin the county of "Kewaunee-and State of Wisconsin, have invented "certain new and useful "Improvements in Tipping- Machines, of which the following isa specification, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings.

I This inventionj r'elates "to certainlim'provements intipping machines and. has'relaition moreparticularly toa device. of this general character especially designed and adapted foruse for applying metal tips tothe" ends the cord.

offcord lengths to preventthe strandsof such cords from unraveling; and an objectof the invention is to provide atipping machine having'novel and 'impro'fired-ioriecha IllSIIl whereby the tips may beapphed n a convenient and effective 'manner with a min mum of labor and wlthin a m nimum of time.

' in? is as) an bject of the ava rs provide a novel and im roved machine of this general characterincludingthe stationary die and a rotary member coacting therewith severing means forthe metaland for Furthermore; it'is an objectof the invention to provide a {machine of this general character having noveland improvedmeans whereby a plurality of tips may be applied at ajsingle operation. l r 1 The lnventlon consists in the details j of construction and the combination and arrangement of the several parts of myimproved; tipping 7 machine whereby certain important advantages are attained and; the device is rendered simpler, less expensive and otherwise more convenient andfadvant-ageous for use, all as will ,be' hereinafter I more fully-set forth.

The novel features of, the invention will be carefully defined in theappended claims. -In order that invention may be the better understood, 1 will now pi'oceed to describe the samewith reference to'theaccorn- ,panying drawings, wherein tipping machine constructed in accordance Figure 1. is a front elevational iew of a 1 with an embodiment of 'I'nyinvention; Fig.

2iis' a side'elevational view of the device as 7 herein disclosed; Fig. 3 is atop plan view Specification of Letters Patent.

J "Patented Aug. 1?, 1915.

. of the device as herein disclosed, with'certain ofthe parts omitted; Fig. 4 is a view,

'partlyin elevation andpartly in section, of the rotary member herein embodied; Fig. 5

is a fragmentary-view, partly in section and partlyin elevation, illustrating certain features offthe invention as herein included; F1g$6 1s a fragmentary view in elevation of one of the circular members herein embodied Fig. 7 is a fragmentary View, partly in elevation and partly in section, illustrating the controlling means for the operating shaft; and [FiguS'is a fragmentary view, partly in elevation and partly in section, of theinner face-of the driving -pulley.

A's disclosed in the accompanying drawings, 1 denotes-a; bed plate having projecting upwardly therefrom adjacent one eX- tremity, the spaeedstandards 2" having suit- "ably securedfto the inner faces thereof the 'cllclllil-lflmembels 3. The opposed faces of then embers 3 are-spaced one from the other and withinsuch spaceis positioned the roe xtreinity disposedth-rongh the axial center of the members 3 and having its opposite extremity suitably supported by the bearing .6 carried by the bed plate1.

, Each of the membersfi is provided in its periphery with a. pocket or recess 7, the

pocket of one member being in transverse a line'inent with the pocket of the second member. -Ineach of the pockets or recesses 7-is adapted "tobe receiveda die 8 provided in'lits end faces withj a slot or groove 9 adaptedito register-with a similar groove 10 produced inthe perlphery ofthe member 3 recess, 1 have threaded through the outer face of the member 3 the clamping screw 11 adapted 'tolc'oact with the die in a manner which is believed to be self evident.

H 'O peratively supported-by the standards 2 and overlyingthe forward portion ofthe members '3} and thedisk 4 isa. guard 12 provided with a forwardly. directed extension of arm 1d on which the cords to be ;.-'tipped-a-re initiallysupported By this arrangemen'n'it willbe readily perceived that the operator is enabled, with convenience and facility, to" position a cord within the 'tat'able diskl fixed togflthe shaft 5 having one i grooves 9 and10 of the members 3 so that the same will overlie the disk 4 interposed between said members 3.

Each of the members 3 is provided at a point rearwardlyof its axial center with anupstanding arm 15 received within a socket 16 formed within the member 3; Coacting with the arm 15 are the clamping members 'or screws 17 of conventional form threaded" through the outer face-0f the memberandcoacting with the arm in a manner which is believed tobe self-evident.

V Adjacent their upper extremities the arms 15 are provided with the alined openings 18- in'whi'ch are mounted the trunnions'19 projecting laterally of the rock member 20 of arcuate formation, the forward extremity of said member being provided wlth the depending spaced male dies 21 adapted to coact with the dies 8, hereinbefore referred to. The opposite extremity of the rock member 20 is provided with ananti-fric- ;tion member 22 adapted to engage the cam member 23 suitably secured to the periphery ofthe disk 4 at a predetermined point thereon and adapted to be engaged by the high point '24 of said cam whereby the .male

dies 21 will be forced within the grooves 9 of the dies 8 to initially bend the wires W,

as indicated at 25, it being understood that the'cord is placed within the grooves 9 and [10 after the bends 25 have been effected.

The anti-frictionmember 22 isheld in contact with the cam 23 and themale dies 21 are maintained normally in elevated position through the medium of the retractable -member 26, herein disclosed as a conventional coil spring, having one extremity suitably secured to the rock member 20 ad- .jacent' the forward extremity thereof and the opposite extremity of the member 26 being suitably anchored to the forwardly projecting arm 27 carried by the upright 28. The upright 28 is supported by a bar 29 'connectingthe upper extremities of the arms 15. The upright 28 has also projecting forwardly therefrom the arm 30 through the" outer or free extremity whereof is threaded the stop screw 31 with which the forwardextremity of the rock member 20 is adapted to engage and wherebythemovement of the rock member 20-under the influence'of the retractable member 26 iscontrolled.

: Rotatably supported by the upper extremthe free extremity of the wire maybe forced within the coacting groove 9, it "being understood that the operating face offthe die is disposed on a desired curvature'andpreferably semi-circular in cros'ssection.

At a predetermined pointin its peripherythe-disk 4has its marginal portion cut away and within such cut-away portion is mounted a knife 35 adapted to sever a cord C at a point between the dies 9, as is believed'to be self-evident, and immediately adjacent theknife 35 the disk is provided with the transversely disposed 'knife 36 adapted to'force the wire VVV around the cord C and to sever such wire and, at the same time. to force the extremities {of the: wire below the operating edges of the dies 21, as indicated at 37, in order that the next operation may be proceeded with; f

For the successful operation ofmyfimproved device, I find it'essential'to provide automatic means wherebythe shaft 5 will be caused to stop after having made one complete revolution, for purposes which are believed to be clearly apparent to those skilled in the art to which my present invention appertains. In order to'accomplish this function, I loosely mount on the outer extremity of the shaft 5 the pulley 38 adapted to be cou'pled'withany suitable source-of powerand having its hub'39 provided with an inwardly. disposed sleeve-l40 adapted to overlie the central extension 41 of the "disk 42 keyed to the shaft 5-. The inner surface -of'the'sleeve39 is provided with the ratchet teeth 43 which are adapted; to coact with a pawl 44 fixed to a shaft 45rotatabl-y sup- ;portedin a marginal portion of the disk "42 and normally maintained in such engage ment through the medium of the retractable member 46 secured to the periphery of the disk 42 and to the outerextremity of an arm 47 secured to the opposite extremity of the shaft 45. Pivotally engaged with the bearing 6 is a trip 48 which 'isnormally maintained in the path of, the arm 47 through.

the medium of the spring 49 and whereby it will. be readily perceived I that when such arm 47 contacts with the trip the dog 44'will be disengaged from the sleeve 40 which thus assures the automatic stopping of the shaft at the completion of one revolution.

I As herein embodied, the trip 48 is in the 7 form of a bell lever and has secured to its outer extremity-the rod 50 which is operatively engaged with the foot lever 51 wherer.

by it will be perceived that upon the operator tapping the foot lever the trip 48 will V ,be disengaged from the arm 47 and a further revolution of the shaft 5 permitted.

While not essential, I findit of advantage to assist the action of the'spring49 by the. expansible 'member 52 properly positioned below and coacting with the foot lever 51 I also find itof advantage to provide the marginal portion of the inner face of each of the members 3 immediately in advance of the groove 10 With the recess 3 so that the severed ends of the cord will not catch between the adjacent faces of the members 3 and disk 4:.

From the foregoing description, it is i thought to be obvious that a tipping machine constructed in accordance with my invention is of an extremely simplefand comparatively inexpensive nature and is par; ticularly well adapted for use by reason of the convenience and facility with which it may be assembled, and it will also be obvious 1. A device of the character described comprising two stationary dies disposed'in spaced relation, the opposed faces of said 7 dies being recessed, coacting dies movable Copies of this patent may be obtained for relatively to the first mentioned dies, and a rotary cutter movable in a plane between the first mentioned dies.

2. A device of the character described comprising two stationary dies disposed in spaced relation, coacting dies movable rela tively to the first mentioned dies, a rotary cutter movable in a plane between the first mentioned dies, means for imparting rotation to the cutter in a single direction, and means for controlling such rotation.

' 3. A device of the character described comprising twostationary dies disposed in spaced relation, coacting dies movable relatively to the first mentioned dies, a rotary cutter movable in a plane between the first mentioned dies, means for imparting rota-- tion to the cutter in a single-direction, and means for limiting the rotation of the cutter to a single revolution.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afliX my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

EDWARD W. ANDEREGG.

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